Morphology is a subdiscipline of
linguistics. It is the study of word structure. Words are at the interface between
phonology,
syntax and
semantics (Spencer / Zwicky)
The components of a word form are called morphemes. Word formation rules describe how to select morphemes from the lexicon and to combine them.
Important concepts:
- Inflection?
- Derivation?
- Compounding?
See also inflected language; noun case.
Reference:
- Francis Katamba, Morphology, Macmillan Press, 1993
- Andrew Spencer and Arnold M. Zwicky, The Handbook of Morphology, Blackwell, 1998
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